Hello all.
If I am riding a 120km loop for example, how do lap times becomes important from a training perspective?
I do understand how lap times cab be of benefit during short course events with repeated laps over the same rout, but I am unclear on how and why lap times are used for outdoor training for longer distances.
How do lap times benefit the training regime and personal fitness in cycling outdoors on long rides?
How do you use the lap timer on a cycling computer?
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Re: Use of Lap Timer on Outdoor Rides
Postby Derny Driver » Sun Sep 18, 2016 5:46 pm
There is no benefit at all.Krank wrote:Hello all.
How do lap times benefit the training regime and personal fitness in cycling outdoors on long rides?
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Re: Use of Lap Timer on Outdoor Rides
Postby Duck! » Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:00 pm
They don't, they're completely irrelevant.Krank wrote: If I am riding a 120km loop for example, how do lap times becomes important from a training perspective?
I had a thought, but it got run over as it crossed my mind.
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Re: Use of Lap Timer on Outdoor Rides
Postby g-boaf » Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:55 am
Seems like it - same written style.dalai47 wrote:Is that you zill?
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Re: Use of Lap Timer on Outdoor Rides
Postby Krank » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:43 pm
sorry - no Zill here - just Krank
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Re: Use of Lap Timer on Outdoor Rides
Postby Derny Driver » Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:22 pm
How many laps of the 120km loop were you thinking of doing?
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Re: Use of Lap Timer on Outdoor Rides
Postby gavin_rider » Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:41 pm
I use my lap timer to record my times at various landmarks along the way so I can later compare them with previous rides. So you might take a "lap time" at 31.3km at some landmark. Then the next time you do the 120km loop you will know when you get to the same land mark how you are going compared to last time.
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Re: Use of Lap Timer on Outdoor Rides
Postby kb » Sat Oct 01, 2016 5:54 pm
Or mark the territory of particularly aggressive magpiesgavin_rider wrote:I use my lap timer to record my times at various landmarks along the way so I can later compare them with previous rides. So you might take a "lap time" at 31.3km at some landmark. Then the next time you do the 120km loop you will know when you get to the same land mark how you are going compared to last time.
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